Game Systems

Your guide to tabletop RPGs

Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or rolling your first character, explore the game systems available on Mostly Magic.

Dungeons
FantasyWizards of the Coast

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition

The world's greatest roleplaying game

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition is the most widely played tabletop RPG in the world. Originally published in 2014 by Wizards of the Coast, D&D 5e streamlined decades of rules into an approachable system that welcomes new players while still rewarding mastery. Whether you're delving into ancient dungeons, negotiating with dragon lords, or battling cosmic horrors, D&D provides the framework for collaborative storytelling on an epic scale.

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Pathfinder
FantasyPaizo

Pathfinder 2nd Edition

Deep tactics, endless options

Pathfinder 2nd Edition, published by Paizo in 2019, is a fantasy RPG built for players who love tactical depth and character customization. Born from the legacy of D&D 3.5, Pathfinder has evolved into its own distinct system with a three-action economy that makes every turn in combat feel meaningful and dynamic.

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Call
HorrorChaosium

Call of Cthulhu

Investigate the unknown. Try to stay sane.

Call of Cthulhu is the definitive horror RPG, published by Chaosium since 1981. Based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, the game puts players in the role of ordinary people — professors, journalists, private investigators — who stumble upon cosmic horrors beyond human comprehension. The question isn't whether you'll defeat the monster; it's whether you'll survive with your sanity intact.

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Blades
Dark FantasyEvil Hat Productions

Blades in the Dark

Daring scoundrels in a haunted city

Blades in the Dark, designed by John Harper and published by Evil Hat Productions, is a game about a crew of daring scoundrels building a criminal enterprise in the haunted industrial city of Doskvol. Think Peaky Blinders meets Dishonored — a world of gaslight, ghosts, and gang wars where your crew pulls heists, fights for territory, and navigates the politics of the underworld.

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Mothership
Sci-Fi HorrorTuesday Knight Games

Mothership

Survive the cosmos. Maybe.

Mothership is a sci-fi horror RPG by Tuesday Knight Games that channels the terror of Alien, Event Horizon, and Dead Space into a fast, deadly game system. You play as teamsters, scientists, androids, and marines aboard spaceships and space stations where something has gone terribly wrong. The universe is vast, uncaring, and full of things that want you dead.

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Kids
AdventureRenegade Game Studios

Kids on Bikes

Small-town mysteries, big adventures

Kids on Bikes, published by Renegade Game Studios, is a rules-light collaborative RPG inspired by 80s adventure stories like Stranger Things, The Goonies, E.T., and Stand by Me. Players take on the roles of everyday people — kids, teens, and adults — in a small town where something extraordinary is happening. Maybe there's a mysterious lab on the outskirts of town, strange lights in the woods, or a new kid with impossible abilities.

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